I grew up in the city where they never show no pity Struggling and hustling just to make it out the gritty Mama working double shifts just to keep the lights on Daddy locked up in the pen, I was feeling all alone But I kept my head up high, never let 'em see me cry Focused on my dreams, knew one day I'd touch the sky Started spitting rhymes, putting all my pain in lines Turned my struggles into art, now I'm shining like a dime They used to doubt me, now they can't live without me I'm the voice of the streets, the one they all talk about, see I'm Kendrick Lamar, the king of this rap game My life's a story of triumph, ain't nothing the same I came from the bottom, now I'm sitting on the throne My words are like a weapon, cutting through the unknown I'm a legend in the making, my legacy will live on This is my life, my story, my song. or